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176 entries under sad topic. ×

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dumpish(adjective, unhappy, dark, sorrow)
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elegiac(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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grieved(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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ruthful(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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wailful(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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distressing(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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down in the dumps(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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grief-stricken(adjective, sorrowful, pathetic, mournful)
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melancholic(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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somber(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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sorrowing(mournful, lamentation, grief-stricken)
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tragic(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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unfortunate(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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afflictive(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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all-a-mort(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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comfortless(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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devastating(adjective, dark, sorrow, depression)
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dolesome(adjective, sorrow, depression, woe)
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down(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, suffer)
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drear(adjective, unhappy, sorrow, depression)
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